feat(notify): make permission-prompt alerts on by default and discoverable

internal/cli/command_center.go

@@ -26,6 +26,30 @@ type modelSummary = zerocommands.ModelSnapshot
 type providerCatalogSummary = zerocommands.ProviderCatalogSnapshot
 
 func runConfig(args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, deps appDeps) int {
+	// The first non-flag argument is a subcommand. With no positional argument
+	// (or only flag arguments), the read-only summary path runs — this keeps
+	// `zero config` and `zero config --json` working unchanged.
+	command := "summary"
+	rest := args
+	if len(args) > 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(args[0], "-") {
+		command = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(args[0]))
+		rest = args[1:]
+	}
+	switch command {
+	case "summary":
+		return runConfigSummary(rest, stdout, stderr, deps)
+	case "notify":
+		return runConfigNotify(rest, stdout, stderr, deps)
+	case "help":
+		if err := writeConfigHelp(stdout); err != nil {
+			return exitCrash
+		}
+		return exitSuccess
+	}
+	return writeExecUsageError(stderr, fmt.Sprintf("unknown config command %q", command))
+}
+
+func runConfigSummary(args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, deps appDeps) int {
 	options, help, err := parseCommandCenterArgs(args, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return writeExecUsageError(stderr, err.Error())
@@ -462,8 +486,11 @@ func formatProviderCatalogValue(value string, fallback string) string {
 func writeConfigHelp(w io.Writer) error {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(w, `Usage:
   zero config [flags]
+  zero config notify [flags]
 
-Inspects resolved Go configuration without printing secrets.
+Inspects resolved Go configuration without printing secrets. The notify
+subcommand reads or updates the permission-prompt alert preference —
+run "zero config notify --help" for details.
 
 Flags:
       --json      Print JSON summary

internal/cli/config_notify.go

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/Gitlawb/zero/internal/config"
+)
+
+// runConfigNotify implements `zero config notify`: with no flags it prints the
+// current mode/focusMode; --mode/--focus update them via the same
+// config.SetNotify writer the TUI /notify command uses, so all surfaces stay
+// in lockstep; --reset blanks both fields so the resolver defaults apply.
+func runConfigNotify(args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, deps appDeps) int {
+	options, help, err := parseConfigNotifyArgs(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return writeExecUsageError(stderr, err.Error())
+	}
+	if help {
+		if err := writeConfigNotifyHelp(stdout); err != nil {
+			return exitCrash
+		}
+		return exitSuccess
+	}
+
+	resolved, exitCode := resolveCommandCenterConfig(stderr, deps)
+	if exitCode != exitSuccess {
+		return exitCode
+	}
+
+	if options.mode != "" || options.focus != "" || options.reset {
+		configPath, err := deps.userConfigPath()
+		if err != nil {
+			return writeAppError(stderr, err.Error(), exitCrash)
+		}
+		notify := config.NotifyConfig{Mode: options.mode, FocusMode: options.focus}
+		if options.reset {
+			notify = config.NotifyConfig{}
+		}
+		if _, err := config.SetNotify(configPath, notify); err != nil {
+			return writeAppError(stderr, err.Error(), exitUsage)
+		}
+		// Re-resolve so the printed value reflects what the next launch will
+		// actually use (e.g. a reset shows the built-in defaults).
+		resolved, exitCode = resolveCommandCenterConfig(stderr, deps)
+		if exitCode != exitSuccess {
+			return exitCode
+		}
+	}
+
+	if options.json {
+		if err := writePrettyJSON(stdout, map[string]any{
+			"mode":      resolved.Notify.Mode,
+			"focusMode": resolved.Notify.FocusMode,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return exitCrash
+		}
+		return exitSuccess
+	}
+	lines := []string{
+		"Notify",
+		"mode:      " + displayCLIValue(resolved.Notify.Mode, "(default)"),
+		"focusMode: " + displayCLIValue(resolved.Notify.FocusMode, "(default)"),
+	}
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(stdout, strings.Join(lines, "\n")); err != nil {
+		return exitCrash
+	}
+	return exitSuccess
+}
+
+type configNotifyOptions struct {
+	mode  string
+	focus string
+	reset bool
+	json  bool
+}
+
+func parseConfigNotifyArgs(args []string) (configNotifyOptions, bool, error) {
+	options := configNotifyOptions{}
+	for index := 0; index < len(args); index++ {
+		arg := args[index]
+		switch {
+		case arg == "-h" || arg == "--help" || arg == "help":
+			return options, true, nil
+		case arg == "--json":
+			options.json = true
+		case arg == "--reset":
+			options.reset = true
+		case arg == "--mode":
+			value, next, err := nextFlagValue(args, index, arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return options, false, err
+			}
+			options.mode = value
+			index = next
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--mode="):
+			value, err := requiredInlineFlagValue(arg, "--mode")
+			if err != nil {
+				return options, false, err
+			}
+			options.mode = value
+		case arg == "--focus":
+			value, next, err := nextFlagValue(args, index, arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return options, false, err
+			}
+			options.focus = value
+			index = next
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--focus="):
+			value, err := requiredInlineFlagValue(arg, "--focus")
+			if err != nil {
+				return options, false, err
+			}
+			options.focus = value
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-"):
+			return options, false, execUsageError{fmt.Sprintf("unknown flag %q", arg)}
+		default:
+			return options, false, execUsageError{fmt.Sprintf("unexpected argument %q", arg)}
+		}
+	}
+	return options, false, nil
+}
+
+func writeConfigNotifyHelp(w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprint(w, "Usage:\n"+
+		"  zero config notify [flags]\n"+
+		"\n"+
+		"Print or update the permission-prompt notify preference.\n"+
+		"\n"+
+		"When run with no flag, prints the current mode and focusMode (the resolver\n"+
+		"defaults to \"both\" and \"unfocused\" when the config block is empty).\n"+
+		"\n"+
+		"Examples:\n"+
+		"  zero config notify\n"+
+		"  zero config notify --json\n"+
+		"  zero config notify --mode both --focus unfocused\n"+
+		"  zero config notify --mode off\n"+
+		"  zero config notify --reset         # clear config so the resolver defaults apply\n"+
+		"\n"+
+		"Flags:\n"+
+		"      --mode <off|bell|notify|both>       Notification mechanism\n"+
+		"      --focus <unfocused|always|focused>  When the alert fires\n"+
+		"      --reset                             Clear both fields so the resolver defaults apply\n"+
+		"      --json                              Machine-readable output\n"+
+		"  -h, --help                              Show this help\n")
+	return err
+}